# Install kubectl-explore with Homebrew, Nix, zypper Better kubectl explain with the fuzzy finder. Version 0.14.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-08. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectl-explore. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kubectl-explore ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kubectl-explore ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectl-explore ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubectl-explore/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install kubectl-explore ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubectl-explore from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kubectl-explore - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.14.1 - **Source summary:** Better kubectl explain with the fuzzy finder - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-08T20:00:24Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - kubectl-explore (cli) - kubectl-explore (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 0.14.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-08 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/keisku/kubectl-explore - Upstream latest detected: v0.14.1 (current) ## Project history and usage kubectl-explore is a kubectl plugin that wraps Kubernetes schema discovery in a fuzzy-finder workflow. Its README positions it as a better `kubectl explain` for users who do not already know the exact resource or field path they want to inspect. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created on 2022-01-01. The README focuses on one ergonomic gap: `kubectl explain` requires users to know resource names and field paths in advance, while kubectl-explore lets them fuzzy-find resources and fields. ### Adoption history The plugin has modest but real packaging reach through Krew, Nix, AUR, Homebrew, and zypper. Repository metadata observed on 2026-07-01 showed about 600 GitHub stars, which fits a focused kubectl helper rather than a broad platform project. ### How it is used Users invoke it as `kubectl explore`, optionally with a resource such as `pod` or `sts`, or with a regex-like path filter. The README validates it as a standard kubectl plugin by pointing users to Kubernetes' plugin documentation. ### Why package nerds care kubectl-explore matters to package nerds as a classic small CLI that packages a single interactive affordance: fuzzy discovery over Kubernetes API fields. It is also a good example of how Krew-style kubectl plugins migrate into general-purpose package managers. ### Timeline - 2022-01-01: GitHub repository created. - 2024-12-07: Release v0.11.0 published. - 2025-04-08: Release v0.12.0 published. - 2025-09-03: Release v0.14.0 published. - 2025-11-10: Release v0.14.1 published. ### Related projects - kubectl-explore is directly related to `kubectl explain`, Krew, and Kubernetes' plugin mechanism. It belongs to the same family as other kubectl UX helpers that make cluster discovery faster without adding a controller. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kubectl-explore. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.kube/config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** kubectl-explore - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - kubectl-explore: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubectl-explore/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper - kubectl-explore - 0.14.1-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubectl-explore from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A better kubectl explain with the fuzzy finder | https://github.com/keisku/kubectl-explore ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [kubectl-tree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubectl-tree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl, kubectl-plugin, kubernetes. - [krew](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/krew/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl, kubernetes. - [kubecm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubecm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl, kubernetes. - [kubecolor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubecolor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl, kubectl-plugin, kubernetes. - [kubectl-cnpg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubectl-cnpg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl-plugin, kubernetes. - [kubectl-rook-ceph](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubectl-rook-ceph/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl-plugin, kubernetes. - [kubectx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubectx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl, kubernetes. - [kubelogin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubelogin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl, kubernetes. - [kuttl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kuttl/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, kubectl, kubectl-plugin. - [fjira](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fjira/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, finder, fuzzy. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kubectl-explore.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kubectl-explore.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph